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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54773

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Name

Letter - #54773

Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Item Image

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: 4v

Hand

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Benjamin b. Elijah of Macerata of the Cannaruto family (בנימן בן אליה מעיר מצירטה ממשפחת קנרוטי) (Date active: 1372)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar/right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

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Width: 14px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 275px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.8
Coordinates (top, left): 857px, 252px

Published: 8 Oct 2026, 4:18 p.m.

Created: 8 Oct 2026, 4:18 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 4:18 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 77: Letter - #54773', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54773/ on 2026-10-16.